The beginning of season five starts with a quick recap of the 2021 season finale which, for some fans, might prove a bruising experience given the controversial events from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But that shouldn’t detract from what is another must-watch series, with the opening segment of the 2022 season providing a nice […]
The German manufacturer had an encouraging opening day to pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday, its 2023 challenger proving to be much better handling than last year’s troubled W13 as Lewis Hamilton finished sixth on the timesheets headed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Twelve months ago, the team had undergone a disastrous test in Bahrain […]
Max Verstappen pipped new Aston Martin signing Fernando Alonso to lead the times as Red Bull’s new RB19 finally broke cover. Most teams enjoyed a reliable start to the three-day test, as the porpoising problem that overshadowed the early running last year was largely put to bed. PLUS: What we learned on day one of F1 […]
Stroll was ruled out of this week’s three-day test after a cycling incident left him with what team boss Mike Krack has now revealed is a wrist injury. The team still doesn’t know if Stroll will definitely be fit enough to take part in the Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend. Reigning Formula 2 champion Felipe […]
An updated International Sporting Code issued ahead of the 2023 season that applies across top-level motorsport now classes the following as a rule breach: “The general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its Statutes, unless previously […]
Last season de Vries sampled the 2022 Williams, Mercedes and Aston Martin cars, and also completed some laps in a 2021 Alpine. Tost says the Dutchman’s recent F1 mileage as well, as the overall experience that he has gained in other categories, enabled him to offer useful feedback when he tried the AlphaTauri at the […]
The Milton Keynes-based team held a RB19 launch in New York earlier this month, but it only unveiled a new livery on an updated version of last season’s RB18. The new car then completed a private shakedown test at Silverstone, but Red Bull restricted the images that were released from the promotional day. Only blurry […]
Despite many decades of involvement in F1, Newey remains at the top of his game and most recently helped Red Bull’s title successes last season. Aston Martin’s new technical director Dan Fallows worked alongside Newey for many years at Red Bull, and says it was an eye-opening experience for him understanding how he operated. Fallows […]
What is Drive to Survive? Drive to Survive is a Netflix docu series produced by Box to Box Films, giving fans unprecedented access into the colourful world of Formula 1. Each race weekend the series’ crew follows a different team, zooming in on the season’s biggest talking points and controversies while also showing a more […]
As Autosport has learned, the Spaniard met with Lin Jarvis, director of Yamaha, on the Saturday of the last race weekend of last season in Valencia. In that meeting, Jarvis showed the Spaniard his interest in incorporating him into its structure in the near future. At first, it even seemed the Japanese manufacturer was thinking […]